Rule 120-2-97-.04 - Pharmacy benefits managers bond; and errors and omissions coverage(1) Every pharmacy benefits manager shall file a bond with the Commissioner. The pharmacy benefits manager shall file a certificate of such bond, in a form acceptable by a corporate surety insurer authorized to transact insurance in this state in favor of Commissioner of Insurance of the state of Georgia, continuous in form and in an amount $100,000.(2) The bond shall inure to the benefit of any person damaged by any fraudulent act or conduct of the pharmacy benefits manager and must be conditioned upon faithful accounting and application of all money coming into the pharmacy benefits manager's possession in connection with its activities as an pharmacy benefits manager.(3) The bond remains in force until released by the Commissioner or canceled by the surety. Without prejudice to any liability previously incurred, the surety may cancel the bond upon thirty (30) days' advance notice to the pharmacy benefits manager and the Commissioner. A pharmacy benefits manager's license shall be suspended if it does not file with the Commissioner a replacement bond before the date of cancellation of the previous bond. A replacement bond must meet all requirements of this section for the initial bond.(4) Each pharmacy benefits manager shall obtain errors and omissions coverage or other appropriate liability insurance, written by an insurer authorized to transact insurance in this state, in an amount of at least $250,000.(5) Any policy written in accordance with paragraph (4) of this Rule shall be for a term of at least one year and shall contain provisions that: (a) Cancellation or termination of the policy is not effective except upon sixty (60) days' written notice by registered or certified mail to the other party to the policy and to the Commissioner; and(b) The policy is automatically renewable at the expiration of the policy period except upon sixty (60) days' written notice by registered or certified mail by the party not renewing the policy to the other party to the policy and to the Commissioner.(6) Compliance by the pharmacy benefits manager with paragraphs (1) and (4) of this Rule is a prerequisite to approval of its application by the Commissioner.(7) Any bond and errors and omissions coverage required for licensure and renewal purposes shall be maintained in place by the pharmacy benefits manager for a period of at least one year immediately following the surrender, non-renewal or revocation of the license.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 120-2-97-.04
O.C.G.A. §§ 33-2-9, 33-64-7.
Original Rule entitled "Pharmacy Benefits Managers Bond; and, Errors and Omissions Coverage" adopted. F. March 16, 2011; eff. April 5, 2011.Repealed: New Rule with same titled adopted. F. Dec. 7, 2020; eff. Jan. 1, 2021, as specified by the Agency.